Simple Members Area
by 3pointross · Login & Users
A simple way to create and manage a members area in WordPress.
45 health vs 60 average across 927 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4343 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 154
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 60+ down after 52 days in band
- 2026-05-19 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-16 70+ → 60+ down after 229 days in band
- 2025-09-29 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-09-25 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-24 80+ → 70+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-09-18 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Private Website – Login Required 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - S Simple Membership After Login Redirection 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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Intranet & Private Site – All-In-One Intranet 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Authenticator 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - R Require Login 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Membee Login 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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